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Soccer earns conference tournament bid
The USD soccer team earned the fourth seed in the conference tournament following a draw at Denver and a loss to Omaha in the final week of the regular season over the weekend. The Coyotes earned a 1-1 draw at Denver Friday. Senior forward Maddison Sullivan found the back of the net in the first […]
Med school students give praise to school
The USD Sanford School of Medicine has been rated highly across multiple measures in recent surveys. The medical school recently received a record number of applications for the class of 2025 with 1,004. In total, 71 students were admitted and 59 are South Dakota residents. Students satisfaction with their quality of education is rated highly. […]
Harrington Lecture speaker announced
A USD director and professor with the clinical psychology department will be speaking at the 69th annual Harrington Lecture later this month. Beth Boyd is presenting “Mitákuye Oyás ‘iŋ (We Are All Related): Reflections to Learning to Become a Relative” at the lecture Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. The Harrington Lecture is named in […]
USD recycling coordinator wins sustainability award
USD graduate student and campus recycling coordinator Anna Moore won an emerging leader award in sustainability from the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability. This award was given to Moore at the organization’s annual conference at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. “I recognize that I had this position and I had this opportunity to go […]
USD Foundation has new installments, new goals
The USD foundation announced a new board of directors this October. Ryan Taylor and Tyler Tordsen began their tenures Oct. 1 as the new board chairs of the USD foundation. Taylor appointed Nathan Peterson and Paul Hanson to the board of directors, who will serve two-year terms with Taylor. Kyle Jorgenson, Jafar Karim, Terry Kurtenbach […]
USD basketball back to prove themselves this season
In the next week, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin their seasons at home in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). First, the men hit the court Thursday to take on Simpson College in an exhibition match, then the women will compete against Oklahoma Tuesday. During the 2020-21 season, in which COVID-19 […]
UPD director named after serving as interim
After serving as interim director since May, Bryant Jackson has been named director of the University Police Department (UPD). While Jackson is new to his position, he has been a part of UPD for six years. Jackson was originally hired as a law enforcement officer before working his way up the chain of command, serving […]
Two USD triathlon athletes represent the US abroad
Freshman Micah Poellet and junior Maddie Lavin are both USD triathlon athletes who have received honors within the sport. While they are both on a similar athletic path right now, the way in which they got to this point is very different. Poellet began her career as a triathlete when she was very young due […]
South Dakota volleyball sweeps Halloween weekend
Over the weekend, South Dakota Coyotes volleyball hosted two Summit League teams in the Stanford Coyote Sports Center. The first game was played Oct. 28 against the Kansas City Roos. The Coyotes came into the matchup with an 8-2 Summit League record, sitting in fourth place. Kansas City came into the match with an 8-3 […]
Associate professor receives Emerging Scholar Award
Julia Hellwege, assistant professor of political science, has recently received the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Latino Caucus Emerging Scholar Award for her work at USD. The APSA is an organization for political scientists, Hellwege said, while the Latino Caucus is the group of scholars who are Latino or who study Latino politics. Hellwege, who […]